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Notification of the King's confirmation of lands and liberties to Wroxall Priory

Identity

B10A

Title

Notification of the King's confirmation of lands and liberties to Wroxall Priory

Beneficiary

Wroxall Priory (Institutions)

Date of issue

11 June 1199

Place of issue

Westminster, London, England (Places)

Archive

British Library, Lord Frederick Campbell Charter xxix.4

Copies

B = PRO C 53/114 (Charter Roll 1 Edward III) m.1, in an inspeximus, 27 January 1327

Seal

Sealed sur double queue, pink and white cords through 3 slits, seal impression missing. 

Enrolled

Printed

(from A) Sir William Dugdale and Roger Dodsworth, Monasticon Anglicanum, ed. J. Caley, H. Ellis and B. Bandinel, 6 vols in 8 (London 1846), iv, 93 no.4; (calendar from B) Cal.Chart.R. 1327-41, 64 no.6

Scribes

Comment

Endorsed: carta Ioh(ann)is reg(is) de libertat(ibus) rerum suarum (s.xiii ex); various post-medieval endorsements.  On the fold: vi. (s.xiii).  Approx. 232 X 150 + 25mm.  Hand with abundant use of tittle.  Unusual words and abbreviations suggest that this may have been produced outside the royal chancery.     

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Transcription

Ioh(ann)es Dei gratia rex Angl(ie) dominus Hibernie dux Norm(annie) Aquitan(ie) et com(es) Andeg(auie) archiepiscopis, episcopis, baron(ibus), iustic(iis), vic(ecomitibus), prepositis et omnibus bailiuis et fidelibus suis Anglie salutem.  Sciatis nos concessisse Deo et sancto Leonardo et sanctimonialibus de Wrokeshala omnes terras et tenuras suas rationabiliter eis datas ubicumque sint in Anglia, in terris et ecclesiis et decimis et molendinis et in omnibus aliis rebus tenendas ben(e) et in pace et honorifice et libere et quiete cum omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus et quietanciis de siris et de hundredis et placitis et querelis, occasionibus et difficultatibus et geldis et denegeldis et murdris et scuagiis et hidagiis et sectis comitatuum et hundredorum et auxiliis vicecomitum et eorundem ministrorum et visu teithingorum cum omnibus libertatibus et liberis consuetudinibus et omnibus auxiliis et querel(is) et seruiciis que nobis pertinent.  Quare volumus et firmiter precipimus quod predicte moniales de Wrocheshala omnia sua tenementa teneant in bene, in pace et libere et quiete, in bosco et plano et in viis et semitis, in pratis et pascuis, in molendinis et aquis et extra et in omnibus locis cum soca et saca et tol et team et infongentheaf cum stramtol et watertol et hamsochene et forstal et monbruche et miskeningge et missewinge et forfeg cum ferdwite et blodwite et wardwite, et prohibemus ne quis eis aliquam iniuriam vel molestiam vel grauamen faciat contra libertates quas eis dedimus et concessimus.  Prohibemus etiam ne de aliquo tenemento quod teneant ponantur in placitum nisi coram nob(is) vel capitali iusticia nostra.  Test(ibus) Galfr(ido) fil(io) Petri com(ite) Essex', com(ite) W(i)ll(elmo) Marescall(o), W(i)ll(elmo) Briwer', Hug(one) Bardulf, Hug(one) de Neuill', W(i)ll(elmo) de Waren', Sim(one) de Patlesh', Galf(rido) de Bocland', Sim(one) archid(iacono) de Welles, Ioh(anne) de Gray.  Dat' per manum H(uberti) Cant' archiepiscopi cancell(arii) nostri apud Westm' xi°. die Iunii anno regni nostri primo.

Calendar

Notification that the king has granted to God and St Leonard and the nuns of Wroxall Priory all their lands and holdings that have been reasonably granted throughout England, to be held freely etc., with all liberties and free customs and various quittances.

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